Yesterday was a good day. It really was. I was home with my children. We made it through all of the subjects we were supposed to and did so with joy and excitement! We had time to work out issues between siblings and then had the time to engage with each other in positive ways. My oldest daughter even took it upon herself to make a learning board for the boys so that she could teach them letters, shapes, colors, the calendar, and all about the weather! All this took place while I found moments to little by little, work on the housework.
As a home educating mother I will be honest and say that even though yesterday was full of blessing, there are many times the mess of the house will rob me of the joy that should be felt through it all. It is not my hope to live in a mess, but when we spend so much time at home there are going to be dishes to be done, laundry to fold, school work on the kitchen table, crafts still being created etc. This can be quite jarring to a mother who loves order. So I have written down a reminder on my kitchen sink windowsill to help pull me back to reality and remind me of what really matters.
"If my goal as a mother is not to have a perfectly clean house and everything in order, but it is to love my children and nurture them... then I will be content at the end of the day if my kids feel loved and cherished, even if my house has "suffered" for it.
The laundry did eventually get folded, and most of the dishes were washed. Today is a new day to try and complete what wasn't finished yesterday. And if needed, I will remind myself again of what really matters.
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